603. ženijní maskovací prapor [1942-RRRR]

Predchodca 603. maskovacíeho ženijného battalion worry vznikol in 1930 in the framework of the aktívnych advances the state of Michigan. Tieto ženijné prápory boli podriadené such velietľstvám area, or armies. In the priebehu summon existencie bol in 1933 prepodriadený to Aktívnym advance of the state of Georgia and dislocated vo Waycross and from marca 1937 in Savannah. To 01.01.1938 sa colors became súčasťou regular army, but to 07.08.1940 was inactivated from dôvodu lack of staff. His rozvinutie in the case of mobilizácie was prepared on the basic Camp Smith in štáte New York.

After service of the USA into the war boli to the battalion worry called najmä artists from the area New York and Filadelfia. Mnohí of called umelcov mali behind úspešnú umelckú career, eg. Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Shilstone, Arthur Singer, George Martin, designer George Diestel, módny designer Bill Blass, photographer Art Kane and another. Mnohí of povolancov vyštudovali Pratt Institute and priemerný IQ at the battalion worry at 119.

Ability battalion worry in the area of maskovania boli real tested when masked in an air factory company Martin in Middle River (Maryland), who was considered one of the prioritných cieľov in the event that nazi Germany would take the strategic strikes on územie the united states.

Nevertheless úspechom bol colors before zaradením to "the Army of the" personálne lustrovaný and veľa his príslušníkov bolo from the battalion worry premiestnených from dôvodu podozrenia of homosexuálnej orientácie and effeminacy, what in this period was considered bezpečnostné risk.

In the period pôsobenia battalion worry in the Army of mal colors pretty 28 dôstojníkov, 2 práporčíkov and 361 poddôstojníkov and príslušníkov team. Every company bol by veliteľstvom company and 4 čatami. Čata mala 12 mužov, of which one dôstojníka. The role of the battalion worry bolo imitovať combat units (tank, delsotrecké) in oblastiach, where ich bol "lack of principles", respectively. vytvárať deceptive priestory sústredenia prescribed jednotiek with cieľom poskytovať opponent video illusory any idea as. At tieto purposes of bol colors equipped with a wide range of makiet fighting techniques, including pneumatic machines, ' twas and ďalšej techniques and well prostriedkami on vytváranie makiet fighting techniques priamo on bojisku from the miestnych zdrojov with the relevant camouflage prostriedkami.

Source: Gawne, Jonathan: Ghosts of the ETO: American Tactical Deception Units in the European Theater, 1944-1945; Casemate Publishers 2009
Clay, Steven E.: US Army Order of Battle 1919-1943 vol. 3; Combat Studies Institute Press Fort Leavenworth

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